新教材2024版高中英语课时作业4Unit4HumourPartDLesson3MyFavouriteComedian北师大版选择性必修第二册

课时作业(四)Unit4PartDLesson3MyFavouriteComedianⅠ.阅读理解ANewJerseyMiddleSchoolMakesStudentsGoPhone­FreeAmiddleschoolinUnionCounty,NewJersey,isforcingitsstudentstostaydisconnectedinclass,byprohibitingcellphones.MaxsonMiddleSchoolPrincipalKevinStansburyputforwardthephonebanlastweekafterhenoticedsomemajorissuesintheschool.“Ourtestscoresweredown,anddisciplinewasup，”hesays.Accordingtohim,studentsweretoofocusedontheirphonestopayattentiontotheirlessons.So,hepurchasedYondrpouchesfortheschool.Whenstudentscomeintoclasseachmorning,theyplacetheirphonesinthepouch,whichisthenlockedtightly.Sotheyhavenoaccesstophonesatall.Itcanonlybeopenedusingaspecialdeviceattheendoftheday.Thebanonmobiledevicesappliesnotjustduringclasstimebutduringbreaks,withtheonlyexceptionsbeingintimesofemergencyorincasesofstudentswhoneedsuchdevicestohelpwithdisabilities.EighthgraderswhospokewithNews12NewJerseysaythattheynoticedachangeinamatterofhours.“It'sjustbetterforeveryonebecauseyou'llunderstandhowitfeelstogetmoreworkdoneinsteadofdistractingattentionbecauseofthephone，”saysstudentCharleneV.“Iwasusuallylisteningtomusic,buttodayIgottocommunicatewithallmyfriends，”saysstudentDesireeDuncan.Theprogramwasoriginallymetwithresistancefromstudentsandparents,sotheprocesswasnotthatsmooth.Butteachersandadministratorssaythattheprogramwillhaveamajorimpact.“Studentsweretalkingandlaughingandtherewerenocellphonesotherthanbeingcarriedinthepouches，”Stansburysays.TeacherNiaCummingssayssheevennoticedstudentsbouncingideasoffeachotherinclass.Shesaysstudentsusedtothrowinthetowelquicklyandjustrelyontheirphonestolookforanswers.Shesaystheynowtrytofiguretheanswersoutthemselves.“Everyoneissocializingandeatinglunchtogether.That'swhatIwasn'tseeingwhenphoneusagewasatitsworst，”sheadds.MaxsonMiddleSchooliscurrentlytheonlyoneinthedistricttousethesepouches.KevinStansburyalsocalledonalltheschoolsinthecommunitythatit'sworthpayingcloseattentiontocellphoneissuesatsecondaryschoolsandtakingactionwhennecessary.1．MaxsonMiddleSchoolputforwardthephonebanbecausestudents________．A．weren'tfocusedonschoolworkB．werealwayslisteningtomusicC．usedphonestocheatonexamsD．stoppedtalkingwithothers2．WhatdidthetwoeighthgraderstellNews12NewJersey?A．Oppositionfromstudents.B．Teamworkwithfriends.C．Thedailyroutineatschool.D．Effectoftheprogram.3．AccordingtoNiaCummings,whatchangehasthephonebanbrought?A．Studentsdiscussmoreinclass.B．Studentsfinishtheirworkontime.C．Studentsguesstheanswersthemselves.D．Studentscheckmessagesduringthebreak.BLastmonth,Ibeganmyowntwo­week­longdigitaldetox.IgottheinspirationfromthetechwriterPaulMiller,whogotawayfromtheInternetforawholeyear.ItwasnotworthmentioningasagainstthetimeMillerspentoffline,butitwasthelongestIhadgonethroughwithoutalmostanyInternetin13years.WhydidIdoit?ForawhileIfelttheurgetotryfullydisconnectingtofreemyselffromtheendlesswork.Iwantedtotakeabreakfromitallforacoupleofweeksatleasttoseewhatwouldhappen.Afterall,throughoutthelastdecade,I'vebeenonline24­7,overreactingtomyemailinboxandsocialfeed(传送)—livinginaworldwherethelinebetweenthedigitalworldandtherealworldgetsabitunclearattimes.Ihaven'tofcourseforgottenthatI'mCEOofasocialmediacompany.Myworkisbuiltaroundthepremise(前提)thatbeingconnectedmakesourlivesricher,morerewardingandmoreefficient.Still,I'dforgottenonekeylessonalongtheway:moderation.Asmoreandmoreofmylifewasspentscanningsocialfeedandcheckingoutmyinbox,IrealizedthatIneededtostepbackandgetawholenewperspective.SoonmywintervacationtoMexico,ItookabreakfrombeingactiveontheInternetfortheentiretrip.Forthewhole14days,Iatealotofdeliciousfishtacos,surfedandfixedupmycottageonthebeach.Ididn'twriteorsendanyemails.Ididn'tscananyTop10listsoffeed.TheoneIdidgivemyselfwascheckingmyemailinboxoccasionally－justtomakesureanemergencywasn'tunfoldingwhileIwasaway.WhatIlearnedfrommyshortexperimentwasactuallynottoounlikewhatMillerlearned.Ididn'tendupdiscoveringthattechnologyisevil.Infact,Ifoundmyselfreflectingonhowtechnologyoverthelastfewyearshasletmeexperiencesomeofthemostrewardingandeventfulmomentsofmylife.4．Whydidtheauthorbegindigitaldetoxfortwoweeks?A．BecauseMillerrecommendedhimtodoso.B．Becausehewastiredofhisemptylife.C．Becausehewantedtoliveadigitallife.D．BecauseheintendedtoexperienceanInternet­freelife.5．Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraph?A．toalargedegreeB．inanhonestwayC．inanappropriatewayD．toaverysmalldegree6．Whydidtheauthorstillcheckouthisemail?A．Todealwithemergencies.B．Forthesakeofhishealth.C．Tofindsomedeliciousfoodtoeat.D．TowatchTop10listsclosely.7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Theauthorholdsanobjectiveattitudetowardstechnology.B．Theauthorfindstechnologyisharmful.C．Theauthorwilladvisedigitaldetoxcompletely.D．TheauthorwillnolongerusetheInternet.Ⅱ.完形填空Fourteen­year­oldLeahMurphyflewover1，600milesfromhersmalltowntoBrisbanetoattendaPinkconcertearlierthisweek.__1__，sheprobablyneverimaginedthather__2__wouldendthewaythatitdid.AfterMurphy,wholosther__3__backinJune,spentthetimeintheshowholdingupa(n)__4__askingforahugfromthesinger,Pink__5__stoppedhershowtocomforttheteen.Murphy'smothe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B．BesidesC．Therefore D．Otherwise2．A.career B．experienceC．life D．programme3．A.father B．visaC．passport D．mother4．A.symbol B．signalC．sign D．advertisement5．A.briefly B．naturallyC．unwillingly D．constantly6．A.turnedto B．madeupC．referredto D．lookedup7．A.join B．moveC．return D．attend8．A.record B．attentionC．picture D．signature9．A.smile B．kissC．hug D．praise10．A.found B．devotedC．enjoyed D．imagined11．A.unless B．thoughC．because D．until12．A.reached B．searchedC．stepped D．slipped13．A.posted B．tookC．made D．developed14．A.gave B．showedC．meant D．settled15．A.alive B．trueC．lively D．Loose课时作业(四)Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文主要讲解并描述了新泽西州的一所中学实行禁止运用手机的措施，以保证学生们正常的课堂学习效率。1．答案与解析：A'推理推断题。依据第一段中的“Accordingtohim,studentsweretoofocusedontheirphonestopayattentiontotheirlessons.”可知学生们太过于关注手机了以至于上课时无法专注，因此Maxson中学推行手机禁止项目是因为学生们无法专注于学业。故选A。2．答案与解析：D'推理推断题。依据第三段中的“EighthgraderswhospokewithNews12NewJerseysaythattheynoticedachangeinamatterofhours.”可知两位八年级的同学说，实施一段时间后她们留意到发生了变更，意在表明两位同学表达了这个项目所带来的影响。故选D。3．答案与解析：A'微小环节理解题。依据第五段中的“TeacherNiaCummingssayssheevennoticedstudentsbouncingideasoffeachotherinclass.”可知，NiaCummings老师甚至留意到了学生们在课堂上相互探讨想法，因此依据NiaCummings说的，禁止运用手机带来的好处是同学们在课堂上探讨的更多了。故选A。B【语篇解读】本文为夹叙夹议文。一位媒体公司总裁通过讲解并描述脱瘾治疗的阅历以客观的看法阐述了网络对他的生活的影响。4．答案与解析：D考查微小环节理解。由其次段中的“ForawhileIfelttheurgetotryfullydisconnectingtofreemyselffromtheendlesswork.Iwantedtotakeabreakfromitallforacoupleofweeksatleasttoseewhatwouldhappen”可知，他这样做的目的是想体验一下没有网络的生活。5．答案与解析：C考查词义揣测。由第三段中的“Asmoreandmoreofmylifewasspentscanningsocialfeedandcheckingoutmyinbox,IrealizedthatIneededtostepbackandgetawholenewperspective”可知作者认为上网适度特别重要。6．答案与解析：A考查微小环节理解。由第四段中的“justtomakesureanemergencywasn'tunfoldingwhileIwasaway”可知选A。7．答案与解析：A考查推理推断。由全文尤其是最终一段中的“Ifoundmyselfreflectingonhowtechnologyoverthelastfewyearshasletmeexperiencesomeofthemostrewardingandeventfulm